How to Make Animated Films

Contents

Preface

Introduction

First … A Reality Check

Your Own Personal Animation Course

2D Or Not 2D?—That Is the Question

However …

Prerequisites for Study

Equipment

Let the Fun Begin!

Acknowledgments

PART 1: How to Be an Animator

10-Step Foundation Course

Masterclass 1: Animation Basics

Key, Breakdown, and In-Between Positions

Creating Key Positions

Creating the Breakdown Position

Top Pegs/Bottom Pegs

Charting Explained

In-Betweening

Flipping as Opposed to Rolling

Arcs and Paths of Action

Timing and the Spacing of Drawings

Suggested Reading

Assignment 1

Masterclass 2: The Bouncing Ball

Weight, Mass, and Flexibility

Gravity and the Path of Action

Key Positions

Squash

Stretch

Timing

Weight

In-Betweening the Bouncing Ball

Distorting Mass and ...